New photography book: Spectrum
Generating cultural resistance one frame at a time… The Freedom Theatre proudly presents a new photography book, containing images taken by our recent and former photography students, documenting the spectrum of their lived experience. Spectrum comes in a booklet format and contains twenty images with accompanying texts in Arabic, English and Swedish. Each text is a small […]
Additional performance of Askadinya on November 20th
The Freedom Theatre’s most recent production, Askadinya, centers around the topic of gender-based violence. During November, several performances have been given in Jenin city and camp to audiences from the area as well as audiences from Qalqilya and Tulkarem. The play has also been live streamed to an international audience. Before Askadinya goes on tour to Bethlehem […]
Bye Bye Gillo
On November 17th, at 16:30 The Freedom Theatre will host Al Harah’s play Bye Bye Gillo. The play centers around Al-Gillalee, a young Moroccan immigrant who lives illegally in Brussels. This day, Gillo is deported back to his country. Gillo, who is afraid of flying, enters into a new path between the memory of the moment […]
Photo exhibition in Paris
The French Friends of The Freedom Theatre in Jenin (ATL Jénine) invites you to the exhibition Pictures and Stories – photographs taken by youth in Jenin Refugee Camp in Palestine 4-14 November, 2014 Maison des Associations du 18ème, 15 Passage Ramey, 75018 Paris Metro: Marcadet-Poissonniers et Jules Joffrin Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday: 10:00 – 20:00 (closed Tuesday, November […]
Suicide Note from Palestine re-staged
Amal, embodying her own country, Palestine, is lying in a hospital bed. Her heartbeat has stopped and medical staff wearing white UN-marked coats are trying to resurrect her. Amal has decided to die as a political act. Suicide Note from Palestine, originally produced in 2013 and performed to wide acclaim in Jenin Refugee Camp, is now […]
Live stream of Askadinya
Through our live stream channel, you can watch The Freedom Theatre perform live – and connect with us in post-performance chats! The next live stream will be the opening of Askadinya, on November 5 at 16:00 GMT+2. Join us! The Freedom Theatre’s brand new production, Askadinya, is developed out of interactive theatre workshops with women in marginalized communities throughout […]
Artists of Resistance
In November, The Freedom Theatre is coming to New York, Dearborn/Detroit and the Bay Area. Nabil Al-Raee, Artistic Director, and Alia Alrosan, Theatre School student, will participate in a range of meetings and events. Earlier this year, the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. presented Al-Raee as part of a panel discussion entitled World Stages: Recasting Home, […]
‘Atuwani’ tours West Bank
The Freedom Theatre’s new production, Atuwani opened in Jenin on October 14th and will soon embark on a tour to villages, towns and refugee camps across the West Bank; among them of course Atuwani where two performances will be held. The play follows extensive research and interviews with community members, with a special focus on the women who play a central role […]
Eid Mubarak!
Happy Eid al Adha to all those who are celebrating! Eid al Adha is the feast of sacrifice and commemorates Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son to God. This festival also marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca.
New play for youth: Power/Poison
Three young brothers are home alone. Their father has left and promised to return but after some time the boys begin to wonder if he is ever coming back. The brothers are faced with a series of problems that they need to solve in order to survive and to bring some stability to their lives. […]